80 Percent Of Delhi Families Have Members Suffering From Air Pollution Ailments: Survey

NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 80 percent of families living in Delhi and surrounding areas, have someone suffering from air pollution related ailments, a new survey found. The findings assume significance, in the wake of air pollution touching alarming levels over the past few days, with the air…

Campaign For Malaysian General Election Begins

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Nominations for candidates seeking to contest the 222 seats, making up the lower house of the Malaysian parliament, as part of the country’s general election, proceeded smoothly yesterday. Candidates are vying for those seats, including the former ruling coalition Barisan Nasional, the main opposition…

Sino-German Business Ties Continue To Build Strong Bridges: BMW CEO

BERLIN, Nov 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese and German business ties can continue to build strong bridges between the two countries, Oliver Zipse, chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, told Xinhua, in a recent interview. Zipse accompanied German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on his visit to China Friday, the…

Four Southeast Asian Countries Adopt Action Programme On Tourism Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Nov 5 (NNN-AKP) – Tourism ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), adopted a three-year action programme on tourism cooperation, Cambodian Tourism Minister, Thong Khon, said yesterday. The adoption was made during the sixth CLMV Tourism Ministers Meeting, which was convened on Thursday in Cambodia’s Siem Reap…

Cambodia To Export More Milled Rice To China In Coming Years

PHNOM PENH, Nov 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia is expected to export more milled rice to China in coming years, thanks to the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal, and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) earlier this year, Song Saran, president of the Cambodia…

Malaysia Reported 4,360 New COVID-19 Infections, One New Death

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 4,360 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,918,917, according to the health ministry. There are four new imported cases, with 4,356 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. One new death was reported,…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Held Blood Donation Campaign

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 5 (NNN-ANN) – Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a China-Brunei petrochemical joint venture, held a blood donation drive here, to support Brunei’s blood banks, the company said yesterday. Hengyi Industries is a joint venture between China’s Zhejiang Hengyi Group, owning 70 percent of the shares, and Damai…

Chinese FM Held Phone Talks With Singaporean Counterpart

BEIJING, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, yesterday, held a phone conversation with Singaporean Foreign Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, at the latter’s request. Wang said, the Singaporean side extended congratulations on the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China…

New Omicron Subvariants Make Up Over 35 Percent Of U.S. COVID-19 Cases

LOS ANGELES, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, accounted for over 35 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States this week, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). BQ.1.1 made up nearly 19 percent of circulating variants,…

Ukrainian President Met With U.S. National Security Adviser

KIEV, Nov 5 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, yesterday met with visiting U.S. National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, to discuss further, U.S. support for Ukraine, Zelensky’s press service reported. At the talks, the parties talked about U.S. assistance for Ukraine in the defence sector, and the ways to increase…